News Releases

General surgeon Brooke Bredbeck, M.D., will join Corewell Health's medical staff team of accomplished board-certified surgeons and advanced practitioners. Dr....

Corewell Health Foundation – Southeast Michigan and the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation hosted the Feldman Automotive Children’s Miracle Celebrity Invitational. The event raised more than $1.4...

Save the date for Corewell Health Foundation Southwest Michigan's Annual Gala. This year’s theme is “Coming Together,” raising funds to benefit the Patient Assistance Fund....

Leaders and medical staff from Corewell Health gathered on Wednesday, Aug. 30, with more than 70 community members and government officials at 9625 Red Arrow...

Corewell Health™ is making Narcan readily available to the public at select emergency departments and medical offices. The hospital system recently...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a yearly flu vaccine for everyone ages six months and older as the best protection from this serious...

JOIN US IN RAISING AWARENESS AND CELEBRATING OUR KIDS August 31, 2022 - Beaumont Children’s is going gold this September to celebrate patients and families and raise awareness about pediatric...

Corewell Health welcomes two new family medicine physicians to Southwest Michigan. Jon Ferlmann, DO, joins the team at Corewell Health Primary Care - Coloma,...

Corewell Health’s Grand Rapids hospitals — Spectrum Health Butterworth, Blodgett and Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital — have earned the prestigious...

In collaboration with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Southwest Michigan, Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals - St. Joseph Hospital is hosting an inaugural...

Corewell Health in Southwest Michigan will host the Community Grand Rounds: Black Maternal and Infant Health Summit on Thursday, Aug. 24, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. The event...

Project aims to understand how differences in individuals’ cells impact recovery from disease Grand Rapids, Mich., August 17, 2023 – A Corewell Health™ research team has been awarded a...

Corewell Health Lory's Place, a grief healing and education team, is hosting a pet remembrance celebration on Sept. 1 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. This is a free event, which...

Seven local students receive help with college tuition. GREENVILLE, Mich., August 15, 2023 – Corewell Health’s Spectrum Health Greenville Hospital awarded seven $1,000 scholarships to local...

Corewell Health welcomes advanced practice provider Barbara Glassford, NP, to the medical staff. Glassford is accepting new patients at the primary care office located...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in three American adults has prediabetes. What is more troubling, most people are living with it and do...

Jeannetta Roberts, RN was named the latest recipient of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Corewell Health’s Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Roberts is a charge nurse in the ICU and...

National certifying body for surgeons names M. Ashraf Mansour chair for 2023-2024 Grand Rapids, Mich., August 3, 2023 – The American Board of Surgery (ABS), the national certifying body for...

FUNDS BENEFIT CHILDREN’S HEALTH PROGRAMS OF COREWELL HEALTH’S BEAUMONT CHILDREN’S LOCATIONS ACROSS METRO DETROIT Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) announced financial support for...

Across Michigan, 12 Corewell Health hospitals have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report 2023-2024 Best Hospitals, including three hospitals that earned national recognition...

Nearby $12 million Lakeview Care Center opened in June LAKEVIEW – Corewell Health™ will close its Spectrum Health Kelsey Hospital in October. The 60-year-old hospital has become outdated,...

Butterworth and Blodgett hospitals, part of Corewell Health, have received a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for...

Zeeland Community Hospital, part of Corewell Health, again has received a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for strong...

Spectrum Health Gerber Hospital, part of Corewell Health, has received a five-star rating for the second year in a row from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

Through the Allied Health Careers Scholarship program, the Corewell Health Foundation Southwest Michigan (formerly known as Spectrum Health Lakeland Foundation) granted...

Patient care will begin Aug. 7 BIG RAPIDS, Mich., July 20, 2023 – The opening of the new $22 million Big Rapids Care Center, part of Corewell Health, is just a few weeks away and the community...

Volunteers of Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, part of Corewell Health, recently presented a $150,000 check to Scott Smith, chairperson of the Corewell...

The Veggie Van continues to make its way throughout Berrien County this summer. The mobile farmer’s market offers free, locally grown, top-quality, healthy fruits...

Corewell Health in Southwest Michigan is pleased to welcome board-certified pulmonologist, Narayana Gandham, MD, to the medical staff. Dr. Gandham will see patients...

A new partnership will bring together Michigan’s largest health care system and one of Wayne County’s premier institutions of higher education. Schoolcraft College and Corewell...

The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), recently granted three-year accreditation to the cancer program at Corewell...

13th annual fundraiser helps patients at Susan P. Wheatlake Regional Cancer Care Center. REED CITY & CHASE, Mich., July 5, 2023 – Horse lovers, campers and cancer fighters are encouraged to mark...

TAVR reaccreditation maintains Corewell Health as the only program in Michigan with three accreditations and as a HeartCARE Center Grand Rapids, Mich., June 29, 2023 – Corewell Health’s...

Spectrum Health Gerber Hospital, part of Corewell Health, is inviting families across Newaygo County to pick up a bag of free, healthy produce when the Veggie Van...

Corewell Health™ is pleased to announce its new Spine Center on the Blodgett Hospital campus in East Grand Rapids is now open and accepting patients. The...

Corewell Health is hosting a series of joint-relief orthopedic community seminars throughout July. During each 45-minute presentation, local Corewell Health orthopedic...

Community members are invited to attend and support the annual Hospice Benefit, Wine and Beer Tasting for Caring Circle, a part of Corewell Health, on Saturday, August...

Corewell Health in Southeast Michigan will transition anesthesia services to an employed model on January 1, 2024 after a contractual agreement with NorthStar Anesthesia concludes...

U.S. News & World Report has again recognized Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in its 2023-2024 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings with...

Event marks official building completion with patients being seen starting June 26th and July 11th. **Sharing on behalf of the Gillespie Group** LANSING, Mich. – Gillespie Group President Pat...

Older adults and individuals caring for a loved one fifty-five years or older are encouraged to attend a free community event, “Seniors in the Know”, hosted by...

Corewell Health and Krasl Art Center have unveiled a Pop-Up Art and Wellness project thanks to a $55,000 grant from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund. The project is...

On Friday, July 21, Lory’s Place, the grief and healing center of Caring Circle a part of Corewell Health, will host its annual benefit dinner, Reflections...

Michael Flippen, a nurse in the Emergency Department at Corewell Health’s Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital was nominated and selected as the hospital’s latest recipient of the...

Sikorsky S-76 C++ will become the new primary air ambulance helicopter Grand Rapids, Mich., May 31, 2023 – Aero Med at Corewell Health™, the new name for Spectrum Health, announced today it...

Each year, more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast and prostate cancers combined, according to the American Cancer Society. But a CT lung cancer screening may help...

Ribbon cutting and tours planned for June 15. LAKEVIEW, Mich., May 23, 2023 – The opening of the new $12-million Lakeview Care Center, part of Corewell Health™, is just a month away, and the...

Corewell Health™ is pleased to announce that Jason McCarthy, M.B.A., PharmD, has been named chief pharmacy officer. In this new role,...

For a handful of children worldwide who have an ultra-rare disease called Bachmann-Bupp syndrome, a treatment regimen discovered in just 15 months by the team...

The Veggie Van is making its way throughout Berrien County. This mobile farmer’s market will offer free, locally grown, top-quality, healthy fruits and vegetables,...

Newsweek distinction salutes exemplary care for moms and newborns. GRAND RAPIDS and SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 10, 2023 – Four Corewell Health™ hospitals were named to Newsweek’s 2023 list of...

Corewell Health in southeast Michigan celebrated the profound impact nursing teams and support staff have on patients, families and communities with its 4th annual Nursing...

For many people, riding a bike means blue skies, summer days and special moments with family and friends. Riding a bike also means freedom. This couldn’t be truer for the 102...

The volunteers at Spectrum Health Ludington hospital, now part of Corewell Health, are hosting a Mother’s Day flower sale on Thursday, May 11, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.—or until the flowers are...

Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Board, soon to become the Corewell Health Zeeland Community Board, is thrilled to announce the addition of two new board members....

On Saturday, May 20, Lory’s Place, the grief and healing center of Caring Circle and part of Corewell Health, will host its 19th annual Run Walk Rock 5K. Runners,...

Grade reflects top national performance on patient safety through COVID-19 pandemic ZEELAND, Mich., May 3, 2023 –Spectrum Health Zeeland Hospital, which will become Corewell Health™ Zeeland...

Spectrum Health United Hospital, which will become Corewell Health™ Greenville Hospital, has earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group....

Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital, which will become Corewell Health™ Big Rapids Hospital, has earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog...

Today, Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals in Niles and St. Joseph received “A” Hospital Safety Grades from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog that...

Corewell Health is pleased to welcome Pansy Samuel, NP, to the heart and vascular medical staff. Samuel is seeing patients alongside ten cardiology physician specialists...

Corewell Health, the new name for Spectrum Health Lakeland, is pleased to welcome Aubrey Tompkins, CNM, to its medical staff. Tompkins is seeing patients alongside three...

Lory's Place, a grief healing and education team of Caring Circle and part of Corewell Health, is hosting a series of spring and summer social events. All the events are...

The use of a tiny tool to pluck life-threatening blood clots out of arteries to the lungs resulted in a high patient survival rate, especially when compared to historical...

Corewell Health™ ha designado a Alejandro Quiroga, doctor en medicina, MBA, como presidente de Corewell Health West a partir del...

Corewell Health™ Gerber Hospital physician Ashok Sriram, MD, will host “Let’s Talk Parkinson’s” during the Regional Parkinson’s Support Group held at...

Corewell HealthTM has appointed Alejandro Quiroga, M.D., MBA, as president, Corewell Health West, effective May 1, 2023. Quiroga succeeds...

Corewell Health™ has appointed Darryl Elmouchi, MD, MBA, as its chief operating officer, bringing the clinical operations of Michigan’s...

In recognition of Earth Day 2023, Corewell Health™ today announced it is renewing its sustainability goals and progressing on its goal for all its...

Corewell Health has launched a new pilot program, in which six primary care physician (PCP) offices now offer gene panel screening to current patients at no cost. The screening...

Corewell Health has appointed chief operating officer Darryl Elmouchi, MD, to also serve as the interim president of Corewell Health’s East region....

Corewell Health’s Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak has once again achieved the highest honor for nursing excellence through the Magnet recognition program of the American Nurses...

Corewell Health™ event supports area cancer patients. BIG RAPIDS and REED CITY, Mich., April 20, 2023 – When cancer patients complete treatment, they often ring a bell in celebration. Hundreds...

Corewell Health is partnering with local law enforcement to participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Friday, April 21, at several locations – no questions...

For decades, researchers have marveled at the ability of glioblastoma, a particularly aggressive brain cancer, to turn off a patient’s cancer-fighting...

Corewell Health in Southwest Michigan, in partnership with the Berrien County Sheriff’s Department, is providing community members with the opportunity to dispose of...

Blood supplies across the state remain low, with some blood types in critical need. Corewell Health, in partnership with Versiti Blood Center of Michigan, is hosting a...

After three years of caring for patients throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many of Michigan’s major health systems are making masking optional in most areas over the next week....

On Monday, June 5, the Grosse Pointe Golf Classic 40 Year Anniversary celebration fundraiser will be held at the Country Club of Detroit. Funds raised at this e event will benefit...

On June 12, 2023, Karen Wilson Smithbauer and Drs. Harris, Birkhill, Wang, Songe & Assoc., PC will host the Women’s Health Care Classic. During the past 30 years, this event has...

Corewell Health aims to integrate the healing benefits of trees by planting and maintaining trees on its health care campus and in the community GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 10, 2023 – The Arbor...

One year ago, both institutions created unique program to combat nursing shortage **Sharing on behalf of Grand Valley State University** Media Note: several photos from the April 10 event are...

PROCEEDS BENEFIT COREWELL HEALTH’S BEAUMONT CHILDREN’S, A CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITAL April 9, 2023 - Superheroes of all ages are invited to Beaumont Children’s Walk for Miracles...

Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, part of Corewell Health, will offer a free biometric screening for up to 48 people on Wednesday, May 3 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Lakeshore...

Corewell Health, the new name for Spectrum Health Lakeland, is offering a free advance care planning (ACP) workshop on Tuesday, April 18 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Caring...

Community members are invited to attend “Celebration of Life,” a service of remembrance for those who have experienced the death of a loved one, on Thursday, April...

Doctors Day is March 30 - Ashley Feehan, DO, remembers the moment she felt the pull toward becoming a physician. Dr. Feehan was working as a veterinary assistant in Grand Rapids,...

Doctors Day is March 30 - Peter Macdonald, MD, has lived and worked around the world, but has made Big Rapids home. Dr. Macdonald, who practices at Spectrum Health Big Rapids Family...

Certified Nurses Day was March 19, and Spectrum Health Gerber Hospital, part of Corewell Health, celebrated its nurses who have clinical certifications over and...

Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, McLaren and Gillespie Group announce the new location on McLaren Greater Lansing’s Health Care campus, within the University Health Park LANSING, Mich., March...

Do you wonder if your infant or toddler is getting the proper nutrition at mealtimes? Spectrum Health Gerber Hospital, part of Corewell Health, is offering a...

Corewell Health’s Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital has 47 nurses with certifications over and above their registered nurse credential. March 17, 2023 - Certified Nurses Day is March 19, a day...

Nurses share the benefits of special credentials. GREENVILLE, Mich., March 16, 2023 – In observance of Certified Nurses Day March 19, three nurses at Corewell Health’s Spectrum Health United...

Lory’s Place is hosting a Disney themed fundraising event open to the public on Thursday, April 6 at Union + Social located on 216 Court Street in St. Joseph. Doors...

A FUN TWIST TO FREE CONE DAY SUPPORTING THE PROGRAMS OF COREWELL HEALTH’S BEAUMONT CHILDREN’S March 13, 2023 - Participating Dairy Queen restaurants are celebrating the first day of spring by...

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services and Corewell Health in West Michigan have partnered to form the Collaborative for Behavioral Health, a commitment...

Corewell Health leaders, physicians, community partners and patients marked the opening of the newest facility in Southwest Michigan yesterday in Niles. The...

Fred and Lena Meijer Heart Center eighth floor features 24 single-occupancy rooms Grand Rapids, Mich., March 7, 2023 – After 15 months of work, the transformation of the eighth floor of the Fred...

Eight expanded and renovated surgical suites and a new, state-of-the-art hybrid operating room are online after a multi-year construction project at Corewell Health’s Beaumont...

Corewell Health is one of 42 health systems nationwide that has been selected to investigate strategies that will cut the time it takes for...